The weekend of February 6, nearly 350 fisherman from all over Washington State came to Roche Harbor on 100 different boats to compete for $25,000 in cash and prizes. In addition, Roche Harbor guaranteed $30,000 in cash on top of the first place winnings if a "30 pounder" was caught.

172 Chinook were caught in all; the winning one 20.2 lbs caught by Andy Holman. The fish was caught on Friday, the first day of the event. Andy took home $11,000 in cash for his catch.

The Roche Harbor Salmon Classic is part of the year-long, annual Northwest Salmon Derby Series.